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Archive for January, 2009

Bed & Breakfast Inns vs. Hotels: We Win, Hands Down!

Posted in Bed & Breakfast Operations, Branding Your Bed and Breakfast, Business Profitability, Financial Results, Hints & Tips, Innkeeper trends, Innkeeping advice, Optimizing Results on January 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

We spent some time over the Holidays with our family outside of Boston.  Rather than displace some of my nephews, we tried the closest hotel.  This was a large chain hotel on a major route west of Boston with a huge shopping center across the street.  While there were several small (3 room) bed and [...]

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Lease Options Folly for Bed & Breakfasts

Posted in Bed & Breakfast Consulting, Business Profitability, Buyers' Advice, Buying a Bed & Breakfast, Exit Strategies, Finding the Ideal Inn, Hints/Tips, Innkeeper trends, Innkeeping advice, Inns for Sale; Bed and Breakfast for Sale, Purchasing a Bed and Breakfast on January 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Think twice when considering doing a Lease Option

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Are you Ready to be an Innkeeper?

Posted in Buyers' Advice, Buying a Bed & Breakfast, Hints & Tips, Innkeeping advice, Purchasing a Bed and Breakfast on January 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Timing is everything.  The following questions are meant to make you think about the realities of becoming an Innkeeper and the implications of this lifestyle change for you and your family.  Innkeeping is a rewarding profession when it is done at the right time.  Here are some things to consider:

 
·     Does your partner share the [...]

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